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People read the last edition of News of The World tabloid in a bar, where many journalists from the newspaper gathered its closure, in London

People read the last edition of News of The World tabloid in a bar, where many journalists from the newspaper gathered its closure, in London July 9, 2011. The headline of the last edition was simple and unusually low key. It read: "THANK YOU & GOODBYE" and underneath in smaller print added: "After 168 years, we finally say a sad but very proud farewell to our 7.5 million) loyal readers." The owners of News of the World made the shock decision to close the title on Thursday in the face of mounting criticism of its newsgathering techniques. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: MEDIA POLITICS CRIME LAW SOCIETY)